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Check out the new video from Weezer, “Pork and Beans.” The video is the first single of their third sefl-titled album, “Weezer (Red),” which hits stores June 3.
By JAKE COYLE/The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The breakthrough for Radiohead on “Reckoner” - a song that underwent multiple incarnations on its way to “In Rainbows” - came by way of what Jonny Greenwood calls a “big percussion fest.”
Recording in an English country house, all five members of the group make a loud, cathartic racket - a habit-busting trick the band has practiced since primary school, says bassist Colin Greenwood.
“And I’m happy to say that success hasn’t changed us at all,” joked Jonny Greenwood, who would rather leave the percussion to Phil Selway’s drums and Thom Yorke’s rhythm guitar.
Whether through the primal release of a “big percussion fest” or by severing ties with its record label, Radiohead is giving the distinct impression of a band that has exorcised something.
By Michael Gormley/The Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. - Pioneering rapper Ricky “Slick Rick” Walters, who spent more than five years in prison on a 1991 attempted murder conviction and faced threats of deportation years after rehabilitating his life, was granted a full and unconditional pardon Friday by New York Gov. David Paterson.
Walters, 43, has been under threat of being sent back to his native United Kingdom, although he has lived in the United States since he was a child. In a statement, he expressed gratitude to Paterson and his lawyers, and hoped that he could finally put the turmoil behind him.
“This has been a long and difficult road and I am happy for this to be settled once and for all,” Walters said. “I look forward to enjoying this time with my family and friends and to continue leading an honest and productive life.”
By Michael Hamersly/McClatchy Newspapers
Due in stores Tuesday:
-Eliza Gilkyson, “Beautiful World” (Red House).
-Al Green, “Lay It Down” (Blue Note Records). Features duets with John Legend, Corinne Bailey Rae and Anthony Hamilton.
-Andy Griggs, “The Good Life” (Montage Music Group).
-John Hiatt, “Same Old Man” (New West Records). Deluxe version contains bonus DVD with six live performances.
-Cyndi Lauper, “Bring Ya to the Brink” (Epic). “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” singer’s first album of new material in 12 years.
-Sam Phillips, “Don’t Do Anything” (Nonesuch).
-Soundtrack, “Sex and the City: Music from the Original Motion Picture” (New Line Records). Features tracks from Fergie, Nina Simone, India.Arie and Al Green featuring Joss Stone.
-36 Crazyfists, “The Tide and Its Takers” (Ferret Records). Post-hardcore band from Anchorage.
-Usher, “Here I Stand” (Jive). Follow-up to 2004’s nine-times platinum album “Confessions” features the single “Love in This Club.”
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By Tamara Warren/Detroit Free Press
DETROIT - When it comes to the dance music charts, Detroit native Quentin Harris seems to have wrapped things up. Harris, who is in mid-30s, lives in New York and is an integral figure in the house music scene.
He’s had a number of remixes that were dance chart hits, including Mariah Carey’s “Don’t Forget About Us” and Floetry’s “Superstar,” while his takes on India.Arie’s “Ready for Love ” and “Cloud 9″ for R&B singer Donnie have caught on in the club scene. On “No Politics” his first full-length album, released last fall, he solidified his stake as an innovator in deep-house territory, with a sound based heavily in programming but featuring added textures from the multi-instrumentalist. Long before he made the move to New York, Harris developed his talent during the mid-’90s in Detroit hip-hop circles.
By Jon Bream/Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
May 24 is fast approaching, and music fans know what that means: Bob Dylan’s birthday (he’ll turn 67).
This May also brings three new books to the Dylan library - well, actually two new titles and a reissue. One is the most anticipated Dylan book since his own 2004 memoir: Suze Rotolo, his pre-Joan Baez girlfriend and early muse, reflects on 1960s Greenwich Village - and her boy Bobby. The Pulitzer-winning legend himself contributes a coffee-table book of paintings. And the reissue explores Dylan’s Minnesota roots.
All three merit attention for even casual fans of Minnesota’s most revered musical icon.
“Positively Main Street: Bob Dylan’s Minnesota” by Toby Thompson; University of Minnesota Press ($15.95)
Toby Thompson was - not necessarily in this order - a Dylan fan, an aspiring journalist and one crazy dude from Washington, D.C. In 1968, the 25-year-old set out to discover Dylan’s roots, so he drove his VW all the way to Hibbing - twice.
By Jordan Levin/McClatchy Newspapers
Sergio Mendes found fame as part of an era, symbolized in the name of his first band, Brasil 66, inventing a smooth, jazzy bossa nova pop sound that’s the very essence of the cooled-out ‘60s. Later versions of the group in subsequent decades - Brasil 77, Brasil 88 - didn’t have nearly the same impact.
But 40 years after he first became a star, Mendes has found new success by leaving dates behind. “Timeless,” released in 2006 and produced by Black Eyed Peas leader will.i.am, was chockfull of young urban stars like Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Erykah Badu and India.arie guesting on updates of Mendes classics like “Mas que nada.” It was a surprise hit that brought the 67-year-old musical legend back to life for a new generation of fans.
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Check out the latest music video from Gnarls Barkley duo of Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green. “Going On” was directed by Wendy Morgan and was filmed in Jamaica. The song is the second single off the duo’s sophomore effort, “The Odd Couple.”
By Michael Hamersly/McClatchy Newspapers
Due in stores Tuesday:—French Kicks, “Swimming” (Vagrant Records). New York mod-pop in the vein of The Strokes.—Julianne Hough, “Julianne Hough” (Mercury Nashville). Partner of Helio Castroneves and Adam Carolla on “Dancing with the Stars” tries her hand at country music. —Mason Jennings, “In the Ever” (Brushfire Records). Catchy pop-folk.
—Scarlett Johansson, “Anywhere I Lay My Head” (Atco). Actress offers her vocal interpretations of 10 songs by growly singer-songwriter Tom Waits.
—King’s X, “XV” (Inside Out Music).
—Mates of State, “Re-Arrange Us” (Barsuk). Husband-and-wife indie-pop duo from Kansas.
—Jesse McCartney, “Departure” (Hollywood Records).
—Mudhoney, “Lucky Ones” (Sub Pop). Eighth studio album from Seattle grunge pioneers.
—3 Doors Down, “3 Doors Down” (Universal Republic). Features first single “It’s Not My Time.”
—The Wedding Present, “El Rey” (Manifesto Records). Eighth studio album finds British indie-rockers reuniting with producer Steve Albini.
Mudhoney returns May 20 with their eighth full-length album in more than 20 years of rocking including the emergence of grung in the early ’90s. “The Lucky Ones” is set to hit stores on Tuesday along with a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of their classic “Superfuzz Bigmuff” album.
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